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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 1978rs and stripes mama Nina Kenyatta wife of Kenya s late president Jomo Kenyatta and the saying their goodbyes president s brother James Smugai Center and Uhuru Kenyatta the pres ident s son Are on their Way to Kenyatta s state funeral in Nairobi. A thousands attend Kenyatta burial Nairobi Kenya a president Jomo Kenyatta who led his nation to Independence from Britain 15 years ago " As buried thursday in a Marble walled Tomb on the grounds of Kenya s parliament building. His body was borne to the Ceme Tery on the same gun Carriage used for Winston Churchill s funeral. The burial with protestant Catholic moslem traditional and Independent churchmen offering prayers was attended by representatives from 82 nations including 11 Heads of state and government. Kenyatta believed to have been in his mid-80s, did not leave instructions on the Type of funeral service he wanted. But his family decided it should be inter religious to reflect his respect and appreciation for All churches and religions in Kenya. The final rites were performed by the pastor of the presbyterian Church of East Africa in which Kenyatta was raised and baptized in 1914. Kenyatta who emerged from eight years in British jails to Lead his country to Gypsy Moth infestations found in scattered areas Washington a Gypsy Moth infestations have been discovered in Seattle wash., the Washington d.c., suburbs and for the first time in Eastern Ohio the Agri culture department says. Department official James 0. Lee said the Moths which kill Trees by eating their leaves Are the most serious pests of Hardwood forests in the Northeast and they pose a constant threat to the entire nation As  Independence in 1963 and governed for the next 15 years died aug. 22 at his residence in the coastal town of Mombasa. The body was brought to state House in Nairobi thursday morning from his Home at Gatun a about 30 Miles East of the Capi Tal in an open jeep. The roads were lined by tens of thousands of mourning kenyans. Kenyatta s body then was borne from state House through the streets to the cemetery by the gun Carriage used at the 1965 funeral of Churchill Britain s world War ii prime minister. Foreign dignitaries present at the Funer Al included president Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia William Tolbert of Liberia Julius Nyerere of Tanzania Idi Amin of Uganda and Siaka Stevens of Sierra Leone. Prime minister Morarji Desai of India and chief Lebusa Jonathan of Lesotho were also pre sent. Prince Charles represented Britain and supreme court Justice Thurgood mar shall who helped to draw up Kenya s Constitution in the Early 1960s, represented the United states. President Carter sent his son Jeff who was accompanied by his wife. The american delegation also included Andrew Young the ambassador to the United nations. After the recitation of prayers at the burial site a 21-gun Salute was fired and Jet fighters of the kenyan air Force flew overhead dipping their wings in tribute to their commander in chief. The presidential Standard and National Flag that had draped Kenyatta s Silver lined casket built of african Oak was presented to Kenyatta s widows Grace Oahu the first of his four wives and mama Ngi a his latest wife. Kenyatta was entombed in a specially constructed 34-foot-Square, Glass walled mausoleum with eternal flames at its four  funeral service was televised live by the state run network and beamed live by satellite abroad. A spill Over crowd of tens of thousands was accommodated in a pub Lic Park scene of Many of Kenyatta s ral lies near the burial site. Loud speakers and scattered television sets brought the service to them. Vice president Daniel Arap Moi has been sworn in As acting president. Under the Constitution presidential elections must be held within three months. Kenyatta s body Lay in state in Nairobi for a week during which an estimated 500, 000 mourners paid their last respects. Usa eur drops car registration fee $ 1 Heidelberg Pov operator s License and registration fees will be reduced from $4 to $3 on oct. 1, officials of usar eur registry of motor vehicles announced thursday. The new $3 fee will be charged for the initial issuance of operator s licenses and for issuing a new License after a previous License has been revoked. For Pov registration transactions the new fee will apply to initial Pov registration registering a Pov previously registered within Usa eur by the same owner Transfer of ownership and renewal of registration. All other Pov transaction fees with the Usa eur registry of motor vehicles will not change. Compromise reached in chess Duel Manila up the world chess championship will be resumed saturday after the soviets agreed to sit a russian mind Bender in the Back Row and defector Viktor Korchnoy agreed to take off histone Way tinted eyeglasses. He s going to play on saturday for the18th game British grandmaster Michael Stean a Korchnoy aide said shortly after conferring with the challenger and chess jury member de Edmondson of the  be worked out a Compromise where the game rules would be acceptable to both parties St Ean said. Stean had rushed to Manila from Baguio the Cool Mountain resort site of the championship 120 Miles up North after Korchnoy telephoned his desire at 3 . To have the previously postponed 18th game reset again for saturday. Aides in Baguio said the Compromise so Lution involved agreement by soviet titlist Anatoly Karpov to have his alleged mind Bender or. Vladimir Moukhar sit with the russian delegation in the upper Back Row. In turn the 47-year-old Korchnoy dropped his demand to have a one Way Mirror set up at the playing Hall which would enable the crowd to see the players but prevent the protagonists from viewing the crowd. Korchnoy also agreed to take off his one Way View tinted eyeglasses he had worn in the past games to prevent Karpov from seeing his Eye movements and anticipate his moves. Karpov had complained that Light reflections from his opponent s eyeglasses had been bothering him. Cuba offers prisoners to the . Washington a Cuba has offered to release hundreds of political prisoners to the United states and . Officials have agreed to consider admission for the first 48 applicants it was announced thursday. Admission to the United states will be made on a Case by Case basis following screening by a committee including Fri agents officials of the immigration and naturalization service and state depart ment officials Justice department spokes Man Terrence Adamson said. Attorney general Griffin Bell has authority under . Immigration Law to admit immigrants in emergency situations or where it is in the interests of the United  the proposed release of cuban political prisoners to the United states was transmitted to state department officials in a Vana during the last two weeks the spokes Man said Adamson said it Marks the first time cuban political prisoners have been provided a mechanism for seeking entry to the United states. The announcement comes amid continuing efforts to improve diplomatic relations \ Between Cuba and the United states. Adamson would not speculate Why the government of Fidel Castro offered to re lease the prisoners saying ill have to refer that one to the state  a state department spokesman said there were no conditions attached to the prisoner release. There is no quid pro quo but of course we much Welcome this move one official said. Adamson said those prisoners affected Are All cubans. None of the four or five americans jailed in Cuba on political charges is being released. The first 48 cubans involved As Well As 30 members of their families already have applied for entry into the United states. Adamson stressed that the Justice department Only was committed to screen the first 48 prisoners for admission to the United states. He said Cuba has announced  releasing More prisoners from its jails in coming months but regardless of How Many Are freed their admission to the United states is a totally different  we do not anticipate a total of Over 1, 000 prisoners Adamson said adding the United states would get the names of other prisoners in coming months. The arrangements Are the result of discussions in Havana during the last two weeks Between . Diplomats and cuban officials he said. Adamson said the past and present prisoners fall into three categories jailed political prisoners former prisoners on parole in Cuba and cubans who had been convicted in the past but were now free. Bell said in his announcement that More cubans falling within the three prisoner categories Are expected to apply for entry to the United states soon. 2 Paris restaurants bombed Paris up police said terrorist bomb blasts wrecked the greek restau rants Psaropoulos on Rue Severin and sir Taki tavern on Boulevard Vau Girard. The plastic bomb explosions caused wide spread damage but there were no victims police said. Temperatures l h 80 87 Miami 55 76 Minneapolis 75 87 new Orleans 71 83 new York City 76 107 Phoenix 62 83 Portland main 62 80 . 55 65 san franc"0 58 74 Seattle l h 58 80 68 79 79 92 70 91 50 84 60 75 75 90 57 81 68 82 Albany Boston Charleston . Dallas Denver Detroit Honolulu Kansas City los Angeles  
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